Profile image
Military service
Service number:
R/217156
Age:
26
Rank:
Leading Aircraftman
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Death:
April 3, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Sec. 27. Lot 239.
Additional information
Son of James M. Gardner and Adah C. Gardner, of Toronto; husband of Ada Margaret Gardner, of Toronto.
Digital gallery of Leading Aircraftman John Carey Gardner
-
Newspaper Clipping
Leading Aircraftman JOHN CAREY GARDNER, Pilot Officer JAMES OLIVER CHRISTIE, Leading Aircraftman JOSEPH JACQUES ARMAND ROY and Flying Officer STEWART ALEXANDER COFFIN were reported to have been Killed on Active Service in Canada in the Department of National Defense for Air Casualty List No 857 of the Royal Canadian Air Force published in the Globe and Mail on April 15, 1944. Gardner, Christie and Roy died on April 3, 1944 and Coffin died on April 2, 1944, perhaps under the same circumstances. -
Grave Marker
-
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star March 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Photo of JOHN CAREY GARDNE
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Leading Aircraftman John Carey Gardner
Digital gallery of
Leading Aircraftman John Carey Gardner
Digital gallery of
Leading Aircraftman John Carey Gardner
Digital gallery of
Leading Aircraftman John Carey Gardner
TORONTO (MOUNT PLEASANT) CEMETERY Ontario, Canada
For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.